§ 302.1207. Operation of multiple treatment systems.
(a) An available operator may make process control decisions at more than one system.
(b) Any available operator operating more than one system, including a circuit rider, shall meet the requirements of the act, this chapter, and Federal or State law or rules and regulations promulgated thereto applicable to the operation of water or wastewater systems.
(c) An owner may use the services of a circuit rider to meet the requirements of the act, this chapter, and Federal or State law or rules and regulations promulgated thereto applicable to the operation of water or wastewater systems.
(d) A system owner shall notify the Department within 10 days when a circuit rider is employed to operate the system.
(e) Unless the following information is specified in a contract between the circuit rider and the owner, the circuit rider shall develop and submit a general work plan to the owner of each system that includes:
(1) The name and location of the circuit rider’s primary business.
(2) The name and location of each system to be included in the circuit rider program.
(3) The classification and subclassification of each system included in the circuit rider program.
(4) The number of estimated hours per week the circuit rider works at each system, with the method of documentation to be used for each visit.
(f) A circuit rider shall develop and submit a system specific management plan to the owner of each system describing the information relevant to the owner’s system. This management plan must include:
(1) The names and contact information of the available operators for that system, with a copy of the operators’ certificate to be prominently displayed at the system.
(2) The standard operating procedures and a process control plan for the system.
(3) The name and method of contacting the circuit rider in case of an emergency.
(4) An estimate of the response time necessary to be physically present at the system.
(g) An available operator may not make process control decisions at more than one system until the owner has provided approval through signature for the specific management plan for the system.
(h) The general work plan and the system specific management plans developed for a circuit rider program shall be made available to the Department upon request.
(i) The circuit rider shall report any changes to the general work plan and provide appropriate documentation within 10 days to the owners of all the participating systems.
(j) The circuit rider shall report changes to the system specific management plan and provide appropriate documentation within 10 days to the owner of the system identified in the management plan.
(k) The Department may require the circuit rider to be present at a system for the purposes of Department inspection or investigation.
(l) The Department may direct an owner or available operator to cease participation in a circuit rider program if one of the following applies:
(1) The system is in violation for failure to meet the requirements of the act, this chapter, and Federal or State law or rules and regulations promulgated thereto applicable to the operation of water or wastewater systems.
(2) There is a threat to public health, safety and the environment due to the actions of the circuit rider.
(3) Changes have occurred at the system that are not included in the system specific management plan.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 302.1208 (relating to PLCs and SCADA).
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